In September 1939, with the arrival of the Red Army in the town following the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, Turzysk became part of Soviet Ukraine. Under the Soviets all Jewish institutions and organizations were disbanded. It is estimated that in mid-1941 the Jewish population of the town was approximately 1,400.
The Germans occupied Turzysk on June 29, 1941. They, along with some Ukrainians, looted Jewish property. At the end of July 1941 10 Jews accused of being Soviet activists were shot to death. The Jews were ordered to wear a Star of David armband (later replaced by yellow patches on their outer clothing)and Jewish houses were marked with yellow symbols. A "Judenrat", headed by Yehuda-Leyb Ginzburg, was established. The Germans set up a Jewish police force as well. The Jews, via the Judenrat, had to pay various kinds of "contributions" in money, valuables, jewelry, furs, and live-stock. They were also conscripted for forced labor – mainly agricultural work and the construction of roads and bridges. At some time before mid-August 1942 the Jews of Turzysk were concentrated into several unfenced-in streets, where Jews from nearby villages were also forcibly resettled. On August 19, 1942, the Jewish community was ordered to pay a heavy ransom in valuables and clothing. That same day several ghetto inhabitants, including a member of the Judenrat, were murdered. If their demand were not met promptly, the Germans threatened to annihilate the entire community. With great effort the Jews managed to collect the required clothes and shoes, but were unable to collect such a large sum of money. The next day Ukrainian policemen sealed off the town, not permitting any Jews to leave and shooting those caught attempting to escape.
On August 23 the open ghetto was liquidated and its inmates, mainly women and children, were shot to death outside the town, at the former brick factory, by a unit of the Security Police and members of the Gendarmerie (rural order police). During the shooting some of the Jews engaged in acts of resistance. A number of Jews who had hidden inside the ghetto set fire to the houses and, as a result, many Jews met their deaths.
Turzysk was liberated by the Red Army on February 3, 1944.
Last Name | First Name | Year of Birth | Place of Residence | Fate |
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Akhtalber | Bentzion | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Akhtalber | Khaskel | 1922 | Turiysk, Poland | was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union |
Akhtalber | Naftali | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Akhtalberg | First name unknown | Trisk, Poland | murdered | |
Akhtalberg | Khana | 1924 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Akhtalberg | Naftali | 1860 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Akhtalberg | Sheindl | 1926 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Albirt | Yaakov | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Aluk | Aharon | 1880 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Apel | Beila | 1912 | Turisk, Poland | murdered |
Apel | Khava Brakha | Turisk, Poland | murdered | |
Apel | Sara | 1910 | Turisk, Poland | murdered |
Apel | Ytzkhak | 1888 | Turisk, Poland | murdered |
Avental | Yitzkhak | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Bar | Ioshua Abraham | 1890 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Bar | Ioshua Abraham | 1890 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar | Jana | 1890 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar | Pinie | 1913 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar | Pinie | 1913 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Abraham Yoshua | Trisk, Poland | murdered | |
Bar Ber | Chana | Trisk, Poland | murdered | |
Bar Ber | Ester | 1912 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Ester | 1912 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Ester | 1912 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Estera | 1912 | Torysk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Khana | 1879 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Pinchas | 1913 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Pinchas | 1914 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Pinkhas | 1913 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Bar Ber | Pinkos | 1913 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Avraham Shiye | 1879 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Avraham Shiye | 1879 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Avraham Yehoshua | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Ber | Bluma | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Ber | Chana | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Ber | Chana | 1885 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Ester | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Ber | Ester | 1912 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Khana | 1880 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Khana | 1879 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Mindel | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Ber | Pini | 1914 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Ber | Pini | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Bier | Eliahu | Trisk, Poland | murdered | |
Bier | Fajge | 1900 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bier | Feiga | 1900 | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |
Bier | First name unknown | Trisk, Poland | murdered | |
Bier | Szamaj | 1900 | Trisk, Poland | murdered |
Bik | Chana Perel | Turzysk, Poland | murdered | |
Bik | Hershel | Turzysk, Poland | murdered |